Charles alexander



UNITED STATES FATE FFIQE.

CHARLES ALEXANDER, OF \VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, ASSIGNOR 'lO HIMSELF AND \V. C. CHOATE, OF SAME PLACE.

CORK-DRAWER.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 29,539, dated August 7, 1860.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES ALEXANDER, of Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cork Drawers; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of reference marked thereon.

In the annexed drawings making a part of this specification, A, represents a rod which is provided at one end with a handle B, the other end being made pointed as represented. Near the pointed end of the rod is made a mortise 0c, and through this mortise a bar D, is put, and pivoted about its center, to the rod as is seen in the figures.

IVhen a cork is to be removed with this drawer, the rod A, is thrust through the cork, with the bar D standing in the position seen in Fig. 3, the lower end of the bar being hid in the mortise so as not to catch upon the cork as it goes in; but the upper end, projecting slightly as seen, so that after the bar has passed through, it will catch as it returns, and assuming the position seen in Fig. 2, will draw the cork with it, without breaking or materially injuring it.

The cork may be removed by reversing the bar D, as seen in Fig. 4, in which case the upper end of the bar is hid in the mortise. I may find it convenient to use a spring for throwing out the bar D in proper position.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to se cure by Letters Patent 'is The within described cork drawer as an article of manufacture consisting of a pointed rod, a handle and a reversible cross bar operating substantially as specified.

CHARLES ALEXANDER. lVitnesses C. M. ALEXANDER, ARTHUR A. YEUTMAN. 

